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Irregular sleep, including inconsistent sleep duration or sleep timing, is associated with measures of subclinical atherosclerosis.

Irregular sleep, including inconsistent sleep duration or sleep timing, is associated with measures of subclinical atherosclerosis.

New data from the MESA study show that inconsistent sleep duration or timing is associated with several markers of subclinical atherosclerosis. Encouraging regular sleep may be an important therapeutic strategy.

Sleep irregularity -; chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night -; may increase the risk for atherosclerosis, according to a study led by Kelsie Full, PhD, MPH, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Jan 15, 2021 Sleep apnea-associated hypoxia and very short sleep are linked with a higher moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence when compared with “normal” sleep, explains Chandra L. Jackson, PhD, MS. “This relationship highlights the need for novel interventions,” she says. “However, although CKD affects approximately 15% of adults in the United States, there are several gaps in the existing literature regarding its association with poor sleep. Few studies have included multiple sleep characteristics, few include objectively measured sleep characteristics, most...